Sec Form 4 Filing - Herzfeld Erik Mervin @ HERZFELD CARIBBEAN BASIN FUND INC - 2023-12-13

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Herzfeld Erik Mervin 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HERZFELD CARIBBEAN BASIN FUND INC [ CUBA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President (Last) (First) (Middle) THE HERZFELD CARIBBEAN BASIN FUND INC., 119 WASHINGTON AVE. SUITE 504 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/13/2023 (Street) MIAMI BEACH, FL33139 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common stock 12/13/2023( 1 )( 2 )( 3 ) X 119,428 A $ 2.31 339,508 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Non-transferable Subscription Rights (rights to buy) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) $ 2.31 12/13/2023( 1 )( 2 )( 3 ) X 220,081 11/03/2023 12/13/2023( 1 )( 2 )( 3 ) Common Stock 220,081 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Herzfeld Erik Mervin THE HERZFELD CARIBBEAN BASIN FUND INC. 119 WASHINGTON AVE. SUITE 504 MIAMI BEACH, FL33139 President Signatures /s/ Erik M. Herzfeld 12/15/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") issued non-transferable subscription rights ("Rights") to its common stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 3, 2023 (the "Record Date") entitling the holders of these Rights to purchase additional shares of common stock of the Fund (the "Common Stock"). The holders of Common Stock of record on the Record Date ("Record Date Stockholders") were entitled to subscribe for additional shares of Common Stock at a discount to the market price of the Common Stock. The Fund distributed to Record Date Stockholders one Right for each share of Common Stock held on the Record Date. The Rights entitle their holders to purchase one new share of Common Stock for every one Right held (1 for 1). ( 2 )Record Date Stockholders who fully exercised their Rights were entitled to subscribe, subject to certain limitations and subject to allotment, for additional shares of Common Stock which were not subscribed for (the "Over-Subscription Privilege"). With respect to Common Stock owned by the reporting person in his role as portfolio manager of investment advisory accounts of the clients of Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc., a registered investment adviser for which the reporting person has dispositive and/or voting power, the reporting person fully exercised all Rights received and subscribed for additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege, subject to the pro rata allocation of available shares of Common Stock. With respect to Common Stock owned individually by the reporting person, the reporting person partially exercised Rights received in the amount of 90,662 shares of Common Stock. Fractional shares of Common Stock were not issued. ( 3 )The subscription period commenced on the Record Date and expired on December 13, 2023. The final subscription price of $2.31 per share of Common Stock was determined based upon the terms of the offer. The Common Stock subscribed for will be issued after receipt of all stockholder payments.

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